1. Fire Training: Nix must train all Duty Managers. KM's and NM's must train all volunteers – take them to the corridor outside the volly cupboard and make them read the Fire Action Plan. Also show them all fire exits, extinguishers and call points (red boxes).AP – Nix to put new thread on NM Forum to arrange NM training.

2.Festival: a) Hannah & stevie talked about festival rota. We are licensed from 5th August - 5th September. Hannah has made a mock-up rota allowing for us to stay open until 3am... reality may be a little different. Stevie - we have applied for a 5am license on Sat 14th August for the X Birthday party, may not get it though.Hannah – we need lots of volunteers, and have decided to split the NM shift from 7-12pm and 12-4am.Nix – concern is with keeping the late shift NM sober – might be very hard...Stevie – since the licensing act has changed this is much more important to enforce this year... we don't know if we're having bouncers every night yet... “adequate cover” isn't clearly defined yet... Nix - any time we're open after 1am we will need SIA trained door staff.Catalina – it will be easier to have them every night...Stevie – some bouncers have in the past just taken dislike to people. This is also a big part of the Event Manager's job...Hannah – the main changes to the rota – added a 7-10pm shift. More shorter shifts because the shifts can be more stressfulStevie – basically the same rota as last year but added late NM shift and extra 7-10 shift... AP – Hannah will post up the draft rota to this thread for comments. AP – Rota for August will be up in 2 weeks time. (potentially Gaia will do this, otherwise Scoutt will make sure it's done)

b) BOOZE Stevie – have to think about SPACE especially for storing frozen stuff and booze. Mike – what about plastic cupsStevie – let's talk about beer first... beer cupboard in the back of the fridge. Last year was a bit chaotic, so this year will be just Joker, Midnight Sun, 80 Red, Fraoch, Ceilidh, Birds & Bees? Basically 1 light beer, 1 amber, 1 dark + Fraoch.Jane and Stevie have the alcohol action point & will feed back decisions to us. Cairnomore wines? Sell by bottle and glass.Nix – need to have legal stainless steel wine measures. Device has to be “marked at manufacture”Mike – needs to have “British Standard Kite Mark” on the bottom to be legalAP – booze crew will order legal measures (Stevie) 275ml. Stevie – booze discussion will continue at another meeting. Ginger beer is also an option.Nix – please stock Fentiman's 750mL soft drinks for non-alco people. Can order from Greencity.Bridget – what about ciderStevie – Weston cider from Broughton Ales. Wines from Great Grog.

STORAGE SPACE - Bridget – can we get an extra freezerwhere to put it???Stevie – maybe in the screenprinting roomStevie – little freezer is also not working very well, -8 is not cold enough. Need to have a good sort out of the drystore – can use disposable plates if necessary when cafe is super busy. Need to order more glasses etc. Decision on plastic cups was – in the past we got biodegradable plastic cups from Williams Bros, these cups only make a difference if COMPOSTED and can't be recycled... Recyclable plastic glasses are half the price, so decision was to get those. Stevie – to aid with difficulties of people putting shit in wrong bins, put pictures on the tops of the bins.Mike – can we get recyclable cups that are made from recycled plastic too?Stevie – we can look into itAP – Mike to look into recycled/recyclable plastic cup suppliesHannah – wheelie bins in the cafe for recycling?Stevie – put extra recycling bins in the lobby/stairway. No glass outside. Maybe not allowed to have drinks outside at allMike – unless they state otherwise, it's ok to have drinks outside in plastic cups etc. May have time restrictions on that though due to noise.Stevie – maybe we need to order some more bins from Nisbetts – maybe 4 or 5 new bins... to use upstairs etc.Mike – need to organise more recycling pickups from Allied & Viridor, maybe 1 or 2 extra pickups...Stevie – Viridor glass pickups – Mon, Wed, Fri. Mixed recycling – about the same. AP – Scoutt will talk with Dave about recycling pickupsAP – Stevie will order new binsStevie – need to order extra from Greencity in preparation for festival. eg. 5 or 6 of each kind of fizzy drink, extra juices, oil, rice, tortilla chips etc.Stevie – make chutney to keep for festivalBridget – easy salads eg. coleslawStevie – if a curry is made during festival then just put it straight in the fridge rather than freezing.

3.Microwaves/Rice cookersStevie – 2 different rice cookers – one for burritos and one for curry/chilli. Maybe get bigger ones... let's look into rice cookers... maybe during the festival we can use all 4 parts of the bain marie. AP – Bridget to look into rice cookers, Nisbetts catalogue & googling.White microwave is fucked, needs replacing.Stevie – cheapest catering microwaves from Nisbetts around 150quid. maybe for now, just get a freecycle microwave or something... get a reconditioned commercial microwave. Microwaves with 1 year warranty around 280quid. AP – Cornelia will post a FreeCycle add saying the Forest is looking for and desiring microwaves.AP – stevie to look into reconditioned microwaves & check with FWG about expenditure.Laundry machine?? order aprons and teatowels – screenprint aprons for festival... AP – call for designs for screenprints, scoutt to put a post on public forum asking for submissions for apron designs.Stevie – can get washing machine/tumbledryer, put in either cleaning cupboard or screenprinting room. May not be any room in screenprinting room. Proposal to put the washer/dryer in the cleaning cupboard... electricity is a concern... Scoutt – get a washer dryer and use backgreen to air dry stuff when possibleAP – Stevie to talk to Magda about washer/dryer and then propose at next FWG meeting.AP – Bridget & Cornelia will look into mini-freezer to go underneath the canopener area in the kitchen

4.Portions/StandardisationHannah – how do we make sure that all volunteers know about correct sizes...Huw – how about weighing things- too complicatedStevie – we have same sized ladles and salad spoons. Let's re-do the making food instructions. Make them into pictures, helps with dyslexia/language barriers... AP - all KM's get together with someone who wants to make the instructions etc and make perfect examples of everything – Huw to take photographs – Cornelia will help and make the laminated instructions.

5.Night manager training:Stevie – had a NM training last night: Alice, Connie, Maria, Vlada & Rachel are now Night Managers, hurray! Need to have another trainingStevie – NM's shouldn't be letting people sign up for shifts without filling in a form or going to an induction...Hannah – printing new volly handbookStevie – we should make a notice about (above) & put somewhere for NM's – maybe in NM checklistScoutt – need to have a NM training in next 2 weeks, any ideas who?

6.ALCOHOL TRAININGMike – said he will organise some trainingStevie – should be having 1 training every weekHannah – let every volunteer know that you can't work in august without alcohol trainingStevie – powerpoint training that temp. agencies are doing? tick boxes & get certificate?AP – cornelia will make posters about alcohol training Stevie – we have the powerpoint that Lynne made. Personal License Holders will have to do the training. Mike, Stevie, Jane available to do training.AP – Stevie, Mike Jane to organise 4 weekly trainings for July, possible 2 in first week of August

I tried to apply for off-sales for our last Occasional Licence because our lawyer had advised us to do this, as taking a drink outside is classed as an off-sale. They Police weren't happy with this at all and I had to agree not to apply for off-sales.

If we were to take drinks outside the Police would use the Licensing Objectives against us, just like they have with our Late Hours Catering Licence, saying that it would be a 'public nuisance' and a threat to 'public order' blah, blah, blah...

But, if I have made a massive assumption and wrongly assumed that we wanted paper cups so that people can take drinks outside, I apologise!

AP - all KM's get together with someone who wants to make the instructions etc and make perfect examples of everything – Huw to take photographs – Cornelia will help and make the laminated instructions.

could we release a copyleft 'The Jolly Foresters Cookbook'?!

hey, if you don't like it, post on the BB (so you can ask about participating for better) | MilkMiruku

I found this on my computer. Somewhere I might still have it in LaTex and some photos too (though the colours look a bit off). I was all set to produce something similar to what is proposed, and then Olivier was going to take it over and then nothing much happened.

Sorry about the formatting. I think it must be text from a PDF. I don't know if cannibalising is suitable for a vegetarian cookbook, but tuck in.

• Add half a small tub of salsa to mixture2.2 Chick peasChick peas need at least 24 hours preparation when starting from dry.

• Half ﬁll a large square tub with dry chick peas

• Add cold water until the tub is three quarters full

• Salt can be added

• Keep in fridge until the soaked peas can be broken when squeezed

• Drain water and rinse

• Put into a metal pot and cover with boiling water

• Salt should be added

• Cook until soft

• Rinse again

There are tins of chick peas for emergencies.2.3 HumusIt is important that the humus has taste. There is nothing worse than blandhumus. This doesn’t mean you need more garlic than chick peas. There areother ways to make humus tasty too.

• Rinse chick peas

• Three quarters ﬁll a MagiMix with chick peas

• Add olive oil, lemon juice and water

• Add tahini and garlic

• Add salt, pepper and ground cumin

• Blend until smooth

Tinned chick peas are very soft. Cooked ones are not so soft. You shouldonly half f illtheMagiMixwithcookedchickpeasinitially, then blend everythingbefore adding more chick peas.2.4 SalsaThe quantities are for a normal amount of salsa. If you want to make more orless, then divide by 3 and multiply by more or less. Take a large metal pot and put all the ingredients in it as you ﬁnish withthem.

• Wash 12 peppers (choose the yellow and green ones if possible)

• Remove the seeds and dice them small

• Peel 3 large yellow onions

• Dice these small too

• Wash and chop 3 bunches of fresh coriander (remove the bottom of the bunch with few leaves)

• Chop 3 handfuls of jalape˜o peppers very small n

• 3 large tins of chopped tomatoes

• Salt, pepper, chili powder, ground cumin and lemon juice.

• Stir until evenly mixed and pour into tubs.

When handling jalepe˜ os, you should wash your hands afterwards. n You can use a MagiMix to do the chopping if you want. This procedure isundocumented.3 Starters3.1 Tortilla chips and salsa • Put salsa in small metal bowl

• Put metal bowl in middle of medium plate

• Put layer of tortilla chips on plate around bowl3.2 Pitta and humus • Cut two pitta breads in half